July 9, 2004
Street Art All Around
Street art gets the drill down from the NY Times today, with a look at the emergence of people who use paint, wheat paste, and more to create a version of art beyond grafitti. Reporter Kirk Semple speaks to Swoon and Obey Giant's Shepard Fairey, as well the Wooster Collective, about the lofty motivations, but the author of INY, Kelly Burns, sums it up well, "[Breaking the law is what] people really love about it: getting over on the man." But some other artists don't get over on the man: De La Vega was found guilty last month.
The Wooster Collective has photographs of street art and Bluejake took some great photos from a few days ago (days 1, 2) of some of the art-ed up streets in question.
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love that wooster collective site. also shepard fairey is played out. last, do any gothamists have old nyc photos of the les when this movement really got started. i would love to see those and be able to compare them to whats been happening in nyc since 91. are there like historical archives somewhere i could pick through?
Swoon rules.
http://fotolog.net/swoon
Shepard Fairey just launched a new magazine - Swindle Magazine - it's pure genius!
http://cityrag.blogs.com/main/2004/week28/index.html#a0001738057
An obsession with rebelling against "the man" is a sign of enslavement. Don't you got anything better to do 24 hours a day? Freedom from something is not even thinking about it. Obsession is not freedom.
http://www.satanslaundromat.com/sl/archives/000355.html
graffiti and street isnt just some writing on a wall.its self expression.its a way of life.you cant ever stop it.i dont know that he (the mayor) realizes that.perhaps we should get a can in his hand a see how he feels then.
where i can i find out about upcoming art galleries, loft parties and events in nyc? some1 plz email me or hit me up on myspace